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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 18/2015
Today’s Business
Wednesday 28 January 2015
ANNOUNCEMENT
Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill
Subject to:
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the Parliament’s agreement on Wednesday 28 January to motion number
S4M-12183 on the suspension of Standing Orders, and
the Parliament’s agreement on Thursday 29 January to motion number S4M12176 on the Bill’s general principles,
Members should note the timetable set out below for Stage 2 consideration of the
Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill.
The Finance Committee expects to consider the Bill at Stage 2 on Wednesday 4
February. Amendments cannot be formally lodged until after the Bill’s general
principles are agreed to; if the general principles are agreed to, the deadline for
lodging Stage 2 amendments will be 4.30pm on Friday 30 January. While
amendments can only be formally lodged on Friday 30 January, it would be helpful if
members gave advance notice of any proposed amendments to the clerks in the
Legislation Team (Room T1.01; email [email protected] ).
The clerks will advise on the wording and admissibility of amendments in preparation
for their formal lodging on Friday 30 January.
Summary of Today’s Business
Meetings of Committees
9.30 am
Finance Committee
the Mary Fairfax
Somerville Room
(CR2)
10.00 am
Local Government and Regeneration
the Sir Alexander Flemming
Committee
Room (CR3)
10.00 am
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and
the Robert Burns
Environment Committee
Room (CR1)
10.30 am
Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee the James Clerk
Maxwell Room (CR4)
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Meeting of the Parliament
2.00 pm
2.00 pm
followed by
followed by
followed by
followed by
5.30 pm
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Portfolio Questions
Education and Lifelong Learning
Ministerial Statement: Unconventional Oil and Gas
Scottish Labour Party Debate: Women Offenders
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Decision Time
Members’ Business – S4M-11190 Kevin Stewart: Hepatitis C
For full details of today’s business, see Section A.
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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 28 January 2015
Section A – Today’s Business
Meetings of Committees
All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified.
Contact details for Committee Clerks are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
Finance Committee
4th Meeting, 2015
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The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2)
Further Fiscal Devolution: The Committee will take evidence from—
Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and
Lindsey Fussell, Director Public Services, HM Treasury, UK Government;
and then from—
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy,
and Sean Neil, Acting Deputy Director of Finance, Scottish Government.
Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2.
Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative
instrument—
The Scottish Tax Tribunals (Eligibility for Appointment) Regulations 2014
(SSI 2014/355).
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
4th Meeting, 2015
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3.
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Sir Alexander Flemming Room (CR3)
Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take
evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Assistant Chief Constable Nelson Telfer, Head of Policing, West of
Scotland, and Chief Inspector Morag Stewart, Liquor and Civic Licensing
Policy, Police Scotland;
Chief Superintendent John McBride, Divisional Commander for Scotland,
and Superintendent Alison Evans, National Metal Theft Taskforce, British
Transport Police.
Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether
its consideration of its work programme, EU Priorities and approach to budget
scrutiny should be taken in private at future meetings.
Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will
consider the evidence received.
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Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
4th Meeting, 2015
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The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1)
Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether
to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to consider its
EU priorities in private at future meetings.
Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative
instruments—
Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release)
(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/357);
Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2014
(SSI 2014/373); and
Sea Fishing (Points for Masters of Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Regulations
2014 (SSI 2014/379).
Dairy industry: The Committee will take evidence from—
Nigel Evans, Vice Chairman and Farmer Director, First Milk;
Graeme Jack, Group Corporate Communications Director, Muller
Wiseman;
George Jamieson, Dairy Policy Manager, NFUS;
James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food and Drink;
Robert Macintyre, dairy farmer;
Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive, Dairy UK;
Robert Graham, Graham’s The Family Dairy;
Kenneth Campbell, dairy farmer.
Dairy industry: The Committee will consider evidence heard at item 3 and
consider future plans for its inquiry.
Scotland’s National Marine Plan (in private): The Committee will consider a
draft report.
Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
3rd Meeting, 2015
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2.
3.
The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in the James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4)
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries - witness expenses: The
Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for
arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses in
the inquiry.
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries: The Committee will consider
whether to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also consider whether to
review the evidence heard at future meetings and draft reports in private.
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries: The Committee will take
evidence from—
Janet Archer, Chief Executive, and Natalie Usher, Director of Film and
Media, Creative Scotland;
David Smith, Director of Creative Industries, Scottish Enterprise;
Charlotte Wright, Director of Business and Sector Development, Highlands
and Islands Enterprise.
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4.
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries: The Committee will review
evidence heard at this meeting.
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Meeting of the Parliament
2.00 pm
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm
Portfolio Questions
Education and Lifelong Learning
1. Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Government how many vacant beds there
are in secure units for looked-after children. (S4O-03941)
2. Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government how it supports college students
to complete their studies. (S4O-03942)
3. Christian Allard: To ask the Scottish Government what work it is carrying out to
streamline the process for the registration of new teachers. (S4O-03943)
4. Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with
Dumfries and Galloway Council regarding its plans for Dumfries Learning Town.
(S4O-03944)
5. Tavish Scott: [Not Lodged]
6. Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the
university student population contracting or expanding over the next five years. (S4O03946)
7. Paul Martin: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on
agreeing educational outcomes with COSLA as part of the local government
settlement. (S4O-03947)
8. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to
colleges in West Scotland to improve the fabric of their buildings. (S4O-03948)
9. Gordon MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many college students
are achieving qualifications that are recognised and valued by employers. (S4O03949)
10. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to
local authorities for fostering programmes. (S4O-03950)
11. Alex Rowley: To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting colleges and
other adult learning providers to improve adult literacy and numeracy and what
progress has been made in tackling poor basic skills levels in adults. (S4O-03951)
12. Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to monitor
the pay of university principals. (S4O-03952)
13. Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government what educational principles will
underpin the Higher Education Governance Bill. (S4O-03953)
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14. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils in Aberdeen
are being provided with free school meals following its recently introduced policy.
(S4O-03954)
15. Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government how it is engaging with schools
to encourage pupils to consider careers in the oil and gas industry. (S4O-03955)
16. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met the target for
full-time equivalent places at colleges. (S4O-03956)
17. Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what the average college bursary
funding is compared with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (S4O-03957)
18. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to
implement the recommendations of Jackie Brock’s report on safeguarding vulnerable
children. (S4O-03958)
19. Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress North East
Scotland College has made following the recent merger. (S4O-03959)
20. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what progress the SQA has made on
the development of the Scottish Baccalaureate qualification. (S4O-03960)
followed by
Ministerial Statement: Unconventional Oil and Gas
followed by
Scottish Labour Party Debate: Women Offenders
S4M-12160 Kezia Dugdale: Women Offenders—That the
Parliament welcomes the decision of the Scottish Government to
abandon its previously published plans for a large-scale
women’s prison; congratulates the coalition of views that helped
to bring about this decision; believes that the report produced by
the Commission on Women Offenders led by Dame Elish
Angiolini provides a clear roadmap for a different approach to
women offending; believes that adequate and sustained funding
is needed for community-based alternatives to imprisonment,
and calls for full cross-party and wider stakeholder support and
engagement in the debate and delivery of the commission’s
recommendations.
The Presiding
amendments
Officer
has
selected
the
following
S4M-12160.2 Michael Matheson: Women Offenders—
As an amendment to motion S4M-12160 in the name of
Kezia Dugdale (Women Offenders), leave out from ―to
abandon‖ to end and insert ―not to proceed with the plans
for HMP Inverclyde as a prison for women; agrees that
Scotland needs to take a more radical, ambitious and
sophisticated approach in the way in which it deals with
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female offenders; welcomes the Scottish Government’s
commitment to enter into dialogue with all interested
parties to develop a modern and progressive response to
women who offend in Scotland, and agrees with the view
of the Commission on Women Offenders that it is
imperative that mainstream service providers, such as
health, education and housing work, recognise their
responsibilities and work collaboratively with each other
and with criminal justice partners to facilitate the provision
of all necessary services to women offenders.‖
S4M-12160.3 Margaret Mitchell: Women Offenders—
As an amendment to motion S4M-12160 in the name of
Kezia Dugdale (Women Offenders), leave out from
―welcomes‖ to end and insert ―notes the decision of the
Scottish Government to reverse its previously published
plans for a female prison in Inverclyde; seeks clarity about
the proposals for the new prison together with an
explanation as to why this decision was taken so late in
the day; further seeks information relating to the financial
ramifications of the decision, and believes that the report
produced by the Commission on Women Offenders led by
Dame Elish Angiolini has constructive proposals for
dealing with women offenders.‖
S4M-12160.1 Alison McInnes: Women Offenders—As
an amendment to motion S4M-12160 in the name of
Kezia Dugdale (Women Offenders), after ―women
offending‖ insert ―; considers that further judicial training,
greater judicial diversity and the establishment of a
Scottish sentencing council would help ensure that
sentencing is focused on rehabilitation and addresses the
specific needs of women offenders‖.
followed by
Business Motions
S4M-12165 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary
Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the
following programme of business—
Tuesday 3 February 2015
2.00 pm
Time for Reflection
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by
Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by
Stage 1 Debate: Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill
followed by
Financial Resolution: Community Empowerment (Scotland)
Bill
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followed by
Business Motions
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time
followed by
Members’ Business
Wednesday 4 February 2015
2.00 pm
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm
Portfolio Questions
Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners’ Rights;
Fair Work, Skills and Training
followed by
Stage 3 Proceedings: Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill
followed by
Business Motions
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time
followed by
Members’ Business
Thursday 5 February 2015
11.40 am
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am
General Questions
12.00 pm
First Minister’s Questions
followed by
Members’ Business
2.30 pm
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by
Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance
(Scotland) Order 2015-16 [draft]
followed by
Scottish Government Debate: Working in Partnership to End
the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation
followed by
Business Motions
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time
Tuesday 17 February 2015
2.00 pm
Time for Reflection
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by
Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by
Scottish Government Business
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followed by
Business Motions
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time
followed by
Members’ Business
Wednesday 18 February 2015
2.00 pm
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm
Portfolio Questions
Finance, Constitution and Economy
followed by
Scottish Government Business
followed by
Business Motions
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time
followed by
Members’ Business
Thursday 19 February 2015
11.40 am
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am
General Questions
12.00 pm
First Minister’s Questions
followed by
Members’ Business
2.30 pm
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by
Stage 3 Proceedings: Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill
followed by
Business Motions
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time
S4M-12166 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary
Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that
consideration of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be
completed by 30 January 2015.
followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
S4M-12168 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary
Bureau: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015
[draft]—That the Parliament agrees that the Local Government
Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] be considered by the
Parliament.
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S4M-12183 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary
Bureau: Suspension of Standing Orders—That the Parliament
agrees that, for the purpose of consideration of the Community
Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill:
(a) Rule 9.5.3A and Rule 9.5.3B of Standing Orders be
suspended; and
(b) in Rule 9.10.2, the words ―except on a final lodging-day,
when amendments may be lodged only until 12:00‖ be
suspended.
5.30 pm
Decision Time
followed by
Members’ Business
Debate on the subject of—
S4M-11190 Kevin Stewart: Hepatitis C—That the Parliament
notes that the blood-borne virus, hepatitis C, is a major cause of
liver disease; understands that, in Scotland, an estimated 39,000
people, many unknowingly, are infected with the hepatitis C virus
(HCV), including many in Aberdeen; considers that the current
Scottish administration and its predecessors have done much to
highlight and prevent HCV infection and improve treatment by
implementing the aims of the Hepatitis C Action Plan and the
Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework; commends
organisations such as the Hepatitis C Trust and Hepatitis
Scotland on their efforts in advocating for people with HCV and
lobbying on their behalf; believes that new treatments may offer
opportunities, and welcomes what it sees as the Scottish
Government, the NHS, the third sector and pharmaceutical
companies continuing to cooperate in the fight to eradicate
hepatitis C.
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